FAITH CAPSULE: Are you with heart of evil or heart of wicked?
Proverbs 6
The book of Genesis 6:5 recorded, “Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” The only perfect created of heaven and earth, the only God that created man saw the heart of man as evil. Psalmist testified the state of the heart of man, “Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men, who plan evil things in their hearts…” (Psalm 140:1-2) The book of Proverbs 6:14 added to how heart operates stating, “Perversity is in his heart, he devises evil continually, he sows discord.” Evil and wickedness is same feather like birds of same feather. Evil is wicked and wicked is evil.
As an acclaimed believer or unbeliever, what is the state of your heart?
Are you with heart of evil or heart of wicked?
Word of God encourages man to Keep heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life. (Proverbs 4:23) Without doubt, if man should keep the word of God in the heart the heart is set not to fall in line of evil.
Can you imagine how God declared that He saw wickedness of man and hearts was only evil continually? The only thing God continually sees in man is evil.
Are you committed to man or unfailing God?
The book of John 2:24-25 buttressed, “But Jesus did not commit Himself to them, because He knew all men” Who are you committed with your heart to?
Will you keep your heart diligently and avoid being continually evil?
God is always in charge and clearly knows every creation’s heart. God’s word to Jeremiah is an evidence of God’s knowledge and by Him actions are weighed. God spoke to Jeremiah, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5) This statement testifies to the truth that no man under heaven was born by accident and outside of God’s knowledge. Avoid commitment to man whose every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Are you man that is looking outside of God to become what God has not made you to be?
As a child of God, it is very dangerous to be looking outside of God for who you want to emulate. When focus is on God and one is continually and unswervingly focused on what God has done and what God is doing, one will not want to be like anyone else but to be who God has made one to be. Keep heart diligently and be for God and not be continually evil.
Prayer for today: Open your mouth, lift your voice and ask God for deliverance from being a continual evil.